Tag: zamfara
Bandits kill commissioner’s son, 3 others in Zamfara
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed the son of Zamfara State Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, retired DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe,...
NAF’s airstrikes kill over 100 terrorists in Kaduna, Zamfara, Borno
The fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in simultaneous airstrikes, have killed over 100 terrorists at Sangeko Forest in Zamfara, New Kusawa...
Teacher arrested for allegedly defiling 13-year-old student in Zamfara
A 30-year-old primary school teacher, Mukaila Abdurrazak, has been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly...
Impeachment: Zamfara gov nominates senator as Deputy Gov
Hours after the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu Gusau as Zamfara State Deputy Governor by the House of Assembly, Governor Bello Matawalle has nominated a...
PDP: Why Gov Matawalle is after Zamfara Dep Gov
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the move to impeach the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Mahadi Aliyu, was orchestrated by...
Zamfara Dep Gov faces impeachment
The Zamfara House of Assembly has commenced impeachment process against the Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Mahadi Aliyu.
This is contained in a statement...
El-Rufai seeks Theatre Command to tackle banditry in Kaduna, Zamfara, others
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called for establishment of a Theatre Command similar to that of the North-East, to tackle the security situation...
Tinubu donates N50m to victims of Zamfara attacks
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has donated N50 million to Zamfara communities recently attacked by bandits.
Tinubu, and former...
Amidst dwindling fortunes, insecurity, Zamfara reduces 2021 budget
Hamstrung by huge deficit, Zamfara State is downsizing its 2021 budget from N142.7 billion to N126.8 billion, a reduction of about N16 billion.
Speaker of...
Zamfara lawmaker escapes attack after opposing Commissioner-nominee
Supporters of some politicians nearly lynched the member representing Talata-Mafara North constituency in Zamfara State, Hon. Shamsudden Hassan, on Thursday, during the screening exercise...
